Is n54 oil pan gasket DIY different from 328/n52?

Fusion1250 · 03-31-2020, 03:09 PM

In the diy forum there I couldn't find an oil pan gasket DIY for an n54. Does this mean it is universal to the e9x platform?

mweisdorfer · 03-31-2020, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Fusion1250

In the diy forum there I couldn't find an oil pan gasket DIY for an n54. Does this mean it is universal to the e9x platform?

Slightly yes

mainbearing · 03-31-2020, 06:14 PM

mainbearing · 03-31-2020, 06:16 PM

Either engine, I wonder if the control arms need to be disconnected. Or if this DIY (in genera) will work on the N54:

https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1180020

NGEE · 04-01-2020, 07:57 AM

I don't know whether you can DIY the oil pan on either engine without disconnecting the control arms, but I would recommend using the opportunity to replace the engine mounts particularly for N54. For that, in my experience I'm not sure how you'd do it without completely dropping the sub-frame.

fastboatster · 04-01-2020, 01:55 PM

From what I could gather, newtis suggest that the factory procedure is to remove the strut nuts and lower the entire subframe with everything bolted to it a few inches. This presumably gives enough clearance to take the pan out. Actually, this may not even involve taking the strut nuts off and they do it as in the diy posted above

pelon222 · 04-01-2020, 04:15 PM

If I remember correctly, I only took the strut nuts off on one side only, I didn't have to remove control arms. Swaybar links yes.

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mainbearing Lieutenant Colonel 1082 Rep 1,676 Posts Drives: BMW 328i Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: LA iTrader: (0)	Either engine, I wonder if the control arms need to be disconnected. Or if this DIY (in genera) will work on the N54: https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1180020
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NGEE Fuck it dude, let's go bowling. 888 Rep 2,480 Posts Drives: 1M Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Not Massachusetts iTrader: (0)	I don't know whether you can DIY the oil pan on either engine without disconnecting the control arms, but I would recommend using the opportunity to replace the engine mounts particularly for N54. For that, in my experience I'm not sure how you'd do it without completely dropping the sub-frame. __________________ 1M. Previously: '13 135is; '07 E90 335i; '02 325i; '99 Z3; '98 328is; '87 L6; '77 320i
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fastboatster Captain 382 Rep 891 Posts Drives: 2009 bmw 328i Join Date: May 2019 Location: CA iTrader: (0)	From what I could gather, newtis suggest that the factory procedure is to remove the strut nuts and lower the entire subframe with everything bolted to it a few inches. This presumably gives enough clearance to take the pan out. Actually, this may not even involve taking the strut nuts off and they do it as in the diy posted above
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pelon222 Private 13 Rep 78 Posts Drives: E90 328i Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Tucson iTrader: (0)	If I remember correctly, I only took the strut nuts off on one side only, I didn't have to remove control arms. Swaybar links yes.
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